presidential/royal pardon

noun

: a pardon from a president or a king or queen

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In several tweets posted to social media Monday, Johnson celebrated the presidential pardon and poked fun at this previous conviction. Michael Moore Jr., Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025 Regardless, what is unquestionable is that Mr. Biden has pushed the presidential pardon power into new ground. Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Jan. 2025 Continue reading … 'I'M SOMEBODY'S SON' – Michael Cohen pleas for Biden presidential pardon. Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025 President Jimmy Carter granted a presidential pardon to Yarrow in 1981, on the last day of his presidency. Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for presidential/royal pardon 

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“Presidential/royal pardon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presidential%2Froyal%20pardon. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.

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